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aggro slang.|ˈægrəʊ|
Also agro.
[Abbrev. of aggravation or aggression + -o2.]
Aggravation, aggression; deliberate trouble-making or harassment (esp. formerly by skinhead gangs: see bovver), violence, trouble; annoyance, inconvenience.
1969Byrne & Fabian Groupie ix. 70 Grant launched into..some kind of explanation about the aggressive side of his personality. After speaking about his aggro, as he called it, he shot me an accusing look. 1969, etc. [see -o2 a]. 1969‘Trog’ in Daily Mail 15 Oct. 18/6 [Moses Maggot, a racketeer] ‘Legality is all that's necessary in this case [an eviction], Bodger. I have his lease here and it's as full of holes as a crochet tea-towel.’.. [Bodger, a hoodlum] ‘I 'ate all that legal agro. Makes me feel redundant!’ 1970Guardian 14 May 22/4 A leaflet is circulating in London urging skinheads to ‘work out your aggro by demonstrating against apartheid and racist sport’. 1971J. Wainwright Dig Grave 122 That is not our scene, friend... Our thing does not include aggro. 1972Daniel & McGuire Paint House viii. 83 This didn't stop the gang from searching out provocative situations, looking for ‘aggro’. 1975Punch 11 Mar. 478/1, I mean have you ever in your life seen as much aggro around as you see today? Nowadays you can't go in to buy a package of fish fingers without someone snarling at you. 1981M. Gee Dying, in Other Words 103 He had to stop the titters with a bit of aggro, over the next few weeks, a bit of knuckles and a bit of razor. 1984Times 13 Jan. 11/1 A certain amount of agricultural aggro is a regular part of the French way of public life. 1987Radio & Electronics World Feb. 46/1 The last thing we want is aggro on the air; this is supposed to be a hobby and contests ought to be stimulating and enjoyable, not a slanging match! |